If there's any weirdly placed paragraph/section, please let me know. I wrote these chapters in an inverted order and I was shuffling stuff around.
The kind of aura that the dead Cultist, Toran, emits is scary to say the least.
Even with the kind of Champions we have on our side, this is not going to be an easy fight at all.
When it came d...
2025-09-19 19:27:24 +0000 UTC View PostMalrik can't believe his ears.
How does the brat know that the people he brought along were—
"Orrivane, blast those damn things! They're puppets! He's killed them already and they're infested with curses! They'll detonate as they get closer!"
Before Malrik could even react, Orrivane, the blonde-haired, blue-eyed guy beside Jacob summons several scythes of...
2025-09-18 17:07:19 +0000 UTC View PostThere's no lie in what Asterion's just said.
My Mana is about to run out. Even though the strategies I'm using are effective and I'm delivering a lot of damage to the Stone Wolves, there are just too many for me to face alone. Even with Dark Lattice replenishing part of my reserves, it's far from enough. I would need way, way more Dark Lattice instances for me...
2025-09-16 20:40:21 +0000 UTC View PostA world-ending explosion shakes everything and even Sabrina’s barrier, made of incredibly thick Mana, almost gets pulverized by the explosion.
The flash of light covered whatever happened to the boss, but as the curtain of smoke and debris dissipates, everyone looks at a crater that is at least ten meters deep, with absolutely no trace of the Boss anywhere.
Zib...
2025-09-15 20:39:43 +0000 UTC View PostHave you been enjoying Jacob's foray into adventuring with the other Champions?
2025-09-14 19:37:45 +0000 UTC View Post“Pathetic,” Malrik says, “look at those idiots! They’re not even using their Champions! The Fake Champion is getting into the fray with a bunch of noble Elves. They’re not bad to be first-year students, but they’re not even the best of their kind! They could probably take on a few Early Platinum monsters at best on their own! And even together, what do they think...
2025-09-14 19:32:34 +0000 UTC View PostI've decided to do without an editor starting from chapter 106 forward since it's, sadly, slowed me down too much. It was a very formative experience, though. We'll catch up to the 25 chapters in a week or so. Cya tomorrow.
I look around and move a few steps forward, deciding to take the lead in the discussion.
“I need to know what level everyone here is at, f...
2025-09-13 08:24:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 101
The Headmaster looked at Vice Principal John, then back at the report the man had just brought him.
“Are you sure?”
“Headmaster, you know I wouldn’t waste your time.”
The Headmaster- a man who went mostly without a name, for names were powerful, and he came from a time where magic wasn’t just trapped in Skill Crystals- nodded slowly. “Set up a S...
2025-09-08 14:47:28 +0000 UTC View PostI forgot to say, there's basically been a retcon. Jacob's Class was made to be Gold Ranked, not Platinum.
There’s something that King Baalrek told me the other day that still sticks with me.
To evolve your Class to Platinum Rank, you’ll need access to better Skills. Many Infernal Skills start at Gold-rank, Cloud. As a result, some of them are...
2025-09-05 16:17:53 +0000 UTC View PostI catch several looks from the other Champions, and I see Asterion glare. Their mouths twist in anger. Sabrina Margrave smirks, and Vyrrak follows suit.
Those two people really don’t want me here.
Orrivane studies me as if I were a foreign creature, while Kaelric gives me a short nod.
“Professor,” I hear Iskara say from beside me. “I would suggest you pick som...
2025-09-04 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostVery happy about how the editing process is turning out but it's still taking the editor and me a moment to get accustomed to work with each other. Blame me for the delays.
Minor Enlightenment is a VERY rare Skill, Jacob Cloud. Absorb it immediately before this upstart tries to barter for it. She most definitely wanted to give this to the Princess. 2025-09-02 16:24:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Name: Jacob Cloud
Class: Infernal Architect - Lv. 127
Core Skills
Hellbane’s Sword - Lv. 34 (Platinum - Offensive)
Flame Slash - Lv. 37 (Gold - Offensive)
Flame Shield - Lv. 31 (Gold - Defensive)
Flame Armor - Lv. 23 (G...
2025-08-31 10:13:36 +0000 UTC View Post“WHAT?!” I say, and my eyes widen. “You can’t be serious?” I ask the Professor.
“I very much am, Cloud. You’re a Guide and a Champion. Are you really that afraid of such a small challenge?”
Before I can reply, Althir butts in, “We don’t need this rat to pass the assessment anyway. We’re more than strong enough to take care of the monster on our own.”...
2025-08-30 21:33:39 +0000 UTC View PostRamping up productivity. I have a new editor and one in standby in case there was ever any problem.
Thank you for the patience.
It turned out that Princess Iskara is sneaky.
People had started to like me a bit too much, so she took what happened between us and twisted it in such a way that I seem more than I really am. Now that they do not...
2025-08-29 07:52:55 +0000 UTC View PostI'm trying out a few editors to find the right fit, I've been occupied with that and writing. Soon, you'll have your chapters.
2025-08-26 12:37:40 +0000 UTC View PostSabrina Margrave looks ready to explode because we sit side by side before the Headmaster leaves, and he warns us not to change seats. The table stretches under a net of chandelier light, and polished wood gleams through a scatter of plates and folded napkins. Servers move along the walls and their shoes whisper on the tiles while steam rises from covered dishes.
The table holds four seat...
2025-08-23 15:33:14 +0000 UTC View PostI'm looking for a live proofreader who can help out with the chapters. I have up to chapter 103 but I'm lagging behind because I find it hard to edit the chapters myself. A few author friends sent me some contacts but I'm still window shopping. Once we got one on board who can proofread my stuff, the release rate should become immaculate. I'll do a few double releases in the next days. I...
2025-08-22 20:17:41 +0000 UTC View PostI don’t think I have ever been this nervous. The arena holds nine fresh Champions and a crowd that smells like heat and burnt iron after Vyrrak incinerated the pedestal, and every pair of eyes pushes against my back. I wouldn't mind losing if I wasn’t the last, but I waited too long.
I should have stepped up earlier.
Fuck my life. I walk toward the nearest barrier...
2025-08-18 21:15:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Kai and I enter the tunnel that leads into the arena, I hear a laugh behind us. The sound bounces off the stone and trails us like a hook.
“The simple‑minded Valemont and the bastard, what a cute couple.”
I turn and see a regal redhead with piercing green eyes who carries herself as if she owns the corridor.
“Sabrina Margrave,” Kai hisses through his teeth. “W...
2025-08-17 21:12:58 +0000 UTC View PostBy the way, for those worried about me burning out, I was joking when I complained about chapter length. I'm just greedy and would rather take all of your hard-earned the money with way less work. Sadly, it seems that for now I won't be robbing you blind. 😭
Anyway, I'm having sort of a blast with this Academy arc. I was kind of afraid that I'd...
2025-08-16 19:52:54 +0000 UTC View Post2.5k words chapter... I'm tired. I want to write 1k words chapters...
“Wait! Wait! I just—”
Princess Iskara snaps upright with a sharp breath, and she reaches for the garments folded at the foot of the bed. Cloth slides over her skin with a soft hiss, and metal clasps click shut one by one.
Four Royal Guards fix me with the kind...
2025-08-15 16:32:29 +0000 UTC View PostJacob can’t believe his luck.
He sketches the diagrams for Ashen Grasp and Hellchain for the two Infernal Royal Guards, and he now holds twenty more Merits, which puts him at sixty‑three Merits.
It feels as if he never spent points in the Astral Library, and he also gains the help of an Elder, not just Elder Lioren, and a set of contacts...
2025-08-14 17:02:47 +0000 UTC View PostMore chapters coming out tomorrow. Building a backlog for Patreon so we can do dailies here too and people stop complaining about batch releases. Now I have to edit said backlog. 😭
Hellbane Sword (Platinum Rank)
I look at the Crystal and put it back in my sack. I feel its cold weight in my palm, and I let it slide to the bottom of the leather b...
2025-08-13 21:13:16 +0000 UTC View PostAs someone pointed out, we're not exactly 25 chapters ahead at the moment, (23 with today's release.) The fault is, of course, of the chapters themselves. Somehow, these three pieces of crap ended up being 8k words (~2.7k words per chapter on average).
Anyway, they come a little later because I'm trying to streamline my VERY MESSY writing process. The quality of these chapters should fee...
2025-08-10 19:08:58 +0000 UTC View PostOf course the day I want to release three chapters they end up being 7k words...
Fatty's fist slams into the scarecrow with a force that shakes the ground beneath us, and an enormous shockwave blasts outward so hard that it knocks a few Squires off their feet while everyone's clothes flap wildly in the sudden gale. For a split second, an overwhelming au...
2025-08-06 21:52:39 +0000 UTC View PostThere'll be a triple release tomorrow, we're a few chapters behind schedule.
Fatty looks at me with wide, nervous eyes, his face flushed and sweaty.
“I think I should go,” he says, forcing a smile and waving awkwardly at the crowd. “This has been a pleasure. I just remembered I have some cabbage at home that needs pickling!...
2025-08-05 20:41:49 +0000 UTC View PostJust edited the previous two chapters, fixed a few things for clarity.
I take a step back.
“Listen,” I say, “I don’t want any trouble. You can tell Mother, I don’t want anything. I came here for myself. I want to learn, attend the Academy, and whatever. In peace. That’s why I didn’t tell you guys it was me.”
Thorne’s face ope...
2025-08-03 19:29:33 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a delay in posting because I was still deciding where to kick off book 2, exactly. There are so many cool skills that we've yet to explore in detail! And Jacob's family history! Enjoy, please!
Sir Renquell looks at Jacob Cloud packing his bags from outside the building, hidden away.
Since the boy arrived in Clearw...
2025-08-02 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe next chapter is Book 1's Epilogue.
The throne pulses and rumbles like a volcano about to blow, the entire summit trembling as if the mountain itself is trying to shake us loose. The black stone beneath Felisia glows with bloody runes, every symbol crackling with raw mana.
Energy screams into the air, so dense I can taste copper and burnt...
2025-07-29 10:14:11 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy! We're almost through with Book 1!
Veyl sits on a jut of stone, arms crossed and face twisted in a sneer. The battered ground where the Casting Monkey fell is already silent, but Veyl’s mind churns with new plans and old grudges. He watches Jacob and Felisia as they stride off toward the summit, their steps too easy for his liking. His lips curl in derision. 2025-07-26 07:57:36 +0000 UTC View Post